Wall-paper scraper



July 25, 1 933- M. wlLLADsEN 1,919,351

WALL PAPER `SCRAPER Filed Oct. 15, 1952 WW1/mdk@ JQ f/ZUe/zr, A Mams WZZQQSSZZ .i5 A'further ebjectistoprovide an improved 40 cutting: edge?. l

vPatented Julyii25, i

1' x This invention to iniprevernents'v in- Wall paper scraper, lanf'lon'e vofthe objects of the sai'i'ie` is to provide 'an "lnpro'ved hand f tool [by nieans of-v the" use 'di?.wvhichfl several 4 tlclinesses'for layers -ofwvall paper-niaybe..

readily f and* expeditiously removed @or scraped `from' Wa'llvvithout injuryfto the v'walllf `l y 2 t l i .A furtherobj ect is-toprovide an; improved s@ device of this character .inthe fo'rinjof a'knife provided with anumber of iexibleprongs or "ti-nes; each ofvfhich i's vprovided "Withfa sharp- "ened extremity to facilitate insertionor passage; beneath the'layersz of iva-ll paperfy Itool voffthis; character *adapted be insert-'ed i or passedunderr theI layer' of Wall paper.,v and y vvhfich tool provided'with .,u-pstandingc'utf v"ting 4edges'for 'severing the paper, .thereby 20l facilitating the operation 'of the tool.

To the attainnfientaof these ends and the accolnpli'sl'nnent'ofl other new and usefulob- "jects 'asf-Will appear,v` the invention consists in the"V features of novelty"v in --isubstantially 5the'constructionf c'o1nbinationv-land7 'arrange- A*ment of the several parts-,hereinafter more" Afully described an'dfelaimed and shown in l the i accempanyin' .v drawing illustrating this fin-j `ventionfand invvliichi' Y' i 30 'fFigurel an elevation ofjav tool of'this character constructed in {a'ccordance'g Witlr the Y vprinciples[of this invention. l y

g Figure 2 Visan'l nd elevation O 'Eigure" i Figure 3 isa detail sectionalfview taken on Y 35h-ne 31-35 Figure 1.!

.Fig vvrre 5 isy a'viewsiniilar'tolliiglire With -a portion "of "theibl'a'de 'defiected'i to :forni a Figure 6 is an end elevation of Figurej. The tool consists essentially ofja blade 1'0\ orme'd-ofiany desired or .suitable flexible ma? terial and has preferably .formed integral A 45. therewith-a projecting portion '1l to Whicha,

.- handle'lQ is secured. The handle maybe of any desired size and lengthy and constructedI l' inany suitable manner, vandthe blade l0 isy preferably tapered inthickness and is ofa so Substaneniength end widthfk. l

i fM-AGNUS WiiQLDSEI-eHIcAGpj Inninois laterally 'spaeed'prongsbr' tnes which are of 'substantial length so asnot to-interfere with their lflexibility' and are preferablysub` stanti'ally flat,.thefsids off the vfree.extremiiifjf y, ities being `preiferablyf tapered as vat@ 114- and,

:sharpened to forni?cutting"edges:E A portion .15 of the blank freni lwhich :theblade'is formed-norniallyprojectsilater y .f allybeyondthe sideedfg'f'es4 of the blade 'and j@ this portion 15 isdeflected'.soastolbe dis'- posed perpendicularly- 'vvithand proj ect? be- 'yondthe face of the blajde'.'f v Theupper edge v'ofthe portion l5 When thus deflected-inclines f 'pff downwardly-frolna point-adjacentthe'innerffgg Y; f ends of the prongs ortines'l-towardsfbut ter-,j Yininatesconsiderably '-short'of' the free eX-' are 'sh aped-tofor1n 4cutting-edge zso that when the tool is einploy'edand tlie'extrelnities 2;@

14 ofthe tines llipass between" thegwallgpaper p andthe tva-ll7 thepaperwill lbe 'severed so f sf 1to permit ofl its readyand. easy reniovagl f `fornednf any suitableinateri'al,vbutfpreler l v rubben may be 'arranged at the` endof thehandlelZ f 1 In th'eforlnofv, 'u'r'es 4 tot", the lcutting',edges' are formed; by cutting'outaportio'n lffof-the bladelO'and i then 'delefcting the cut'out-portiondaterallyf so'thtlthe saine*v villebe'disposed perpendieul' the invention shovvnjinilig' lar to thelface of theblade ivhile fthe edge'lS Will-jform Aan. inclined.cuttingv edge for severingthe paper. f y i Obviously, any number 'of tin'es ymay ybe provided and thesetines Inayof any suitable length.

AVV-hle'the prefer'redfformslof tl'ielinvention 'I f of spaced elongated flexible prongs or tines,

the sides of the free extremities of `which tines converge to form a point. V j

2. A hand wall paperscraper embodying a blade, said blade being of substantial length and width, said blade comprising a plurality of spaced elongated flexible prongs or tines comparatively narrow with respect to their length, the sides of the free extremities of the tines converging to form a point and being shaped to form laterally faced cutting edges.

3. A hand `wall paper scraper embodying a handle, a 'Flexible blade to which the handle is connected, said blade decreasing in thickness to the free extremity thereof and being of substantial width and length, the blade being shaped to form a plurality of laterally spaced and substantially parallel tines of substantial length, sides of the free ends of the tines converging to the extremities thereof, and the lateral faces of such converging portions being shaped to form cutting edges.

4. A hand wall paper scraper embodying a blade, said blade comprising a plurality of spaced elongatedV prongs or tines, the free kextremities of which tines are pointed, and a cutting edge projecting above the upper surface of the blade and extending in a general direction lengthwise thereof.

5. A hand wall paper scraper embodying a blade, a handle at o-ne end thereof, said blade comprising a plurality of spaced elongated prongs or tines, the free extremities of which tines are pointed, and a cutting edge projecting above the upper surface of the blade ,andl

extending in a general direction lengthwise thereof, said cutting edge inclining downwardly from a point in proximity to the handle towards the free extremity of the blade.

6. Aliaiid wall paperscraper embodying a blade, a handle at one end thereof, said blade comprising a plurality of spaced elongated prongs or tines, the free extremities of which tines are pointed, and al cutting edge formed r,integral with and ro'ectino' above the u 3 er surfacek of the blade, said cutting edge extending in a general direction lengthwise of the blade and inclining downwardly from a point in proximity to thehandle towards the free extremity of the blade. 1

7 A hand wall paper scraping tool einbodying a flexible blade, and one or more cutting edges arranged perpendicular to andprojecting beyond the face of the blade, said edges extending in a general direction lengthwise of the blade. Y

S'. A hand wall paper scraping tool embodying a flexible blade, and one or more cutting edges arranged perpendicular to and lengthwise of the bladeiand'beiiig v:formed by a deflected portion of the blade., l i

9. A hand wall paper scraping tool ein bodying a iexible blade having afree end, and one or more cutting edges arranged. perpendicular to and projecting beyond the face of the blade, said cutting edgebeing formed by a deflected portion of the blade and inclining upwardly from a point remote from but in. proximity to the free end of the blade towardstlie other end thereof.

10. A yhand wall paper scrapingvtool embodying a blade formed from a single piece of material shaped to form spacedand extendedl tines comparativelynarrow with respect to their length, the free extremities of which are shaped to form cutting edges, a portion of the material being deflected to project beyond one face of the blade and shaped to form a cutting edgeextendingin a general direction lengthwise of the blade.

l1. A hand wall paper scraping tool embodying a blade formed from a single piece of material shaped to form spaced and ex# tended tines comparatively narrow with respect to their length, the free extremities of which are shaped to' form cutting edges, a

portion of the material being ldeiiected to project beyond one face ofk the blade and shaped to form a cutting edge,/inclining upL wardly from a point iii proximity to the free end of the tines towards the opposite end ,of the blade.

`l2. A hand wall paper scraper embodying a flexible blade, the forward edge of the blade being formed by a plurality of later-y *projecting beyond the face of the blade, said cutting edge extending in a general direction ally spaced tooth like substantially Hat portions, the sides of the ends of lwhich are tapered to the extremities thereof, said ta pered portions of said sides being shaped to forni cutting edges.

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